Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support recently held a health and wellbeing event for men who have received a prostate cancer diagnosis to get together and learn more about the condition and treatment options. The event, which was held in the Hub at the Xcel Leisure centre in Walton On Thames, was hosted by the trust’s Urology Oncology team in collaboration with colleagues from the Royal Surrey County Hospital.
Speakers generously gave their time and expertise to talk about the advancements in treating prostate cancer and gave people the opportunity to raise questions with the range of specialists. Attendees also heard about the benefits of minimally invasive robotic assisted surgery, the non-surgical options of hormone therapy, brachytherapy and radiotherapy and about navigating intimacy after prostate cancer. They also learned about the benefits of using exercise to combat cancer related fatigue.
Our partner organisation Macmillan, along with a selection of charities and non-profit organisations, were there to promote and share their support services, giving patients the opportunity to find out more and take information away with them.
Feedback from the event was very positive with patients sharing that they now better understood their options and that they left feeling empowered to make the choices they feel are right for them knowing that there are many options available to treat prostate cancer.
